MEANING & HISTORY
What does Pina mean?
Pina is recorded in Philippine dictionary material as a familiar form of Josefina or Josefa. Both belong to the Joseph name family.
Italian naming also uses Pina for several names ending in pina, so no single longer name covers all bearers. The unaccented personal name should not automatically be interpreted as Spanish piña, pineapple, which is a different written word.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
Short for Josefina.
a diminutive of the female given name Josefina
SpanishEtymology & source
a diminutive of the female given name Josefa
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Pina in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Pina
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Aina♀Finnish Aino variant; also independent Anna and Japanese forms
- Cina♀Short form of Eufrocina
- Dina♀Form of Dinah; also a short name in other languages
- Gina♀Short form of Georgina, Regina, and other -gina names
- Ina♀Short form of names ending in -ina
- Kina♀Cebuano clipping of Joaquina
- Lina♀Short form of names ending in lina
- Mina♀European familiar name; Sanskrit fish or Persian enamel in other traditions
What rhymes with Pina?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Pina further
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- Wiktionary contributors — Pina (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Pina (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Pina (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Behind the Name: pina (opens in a new tab)
Independent onomastic comparison and qualifications to the proposed origin.
- Wiktionary: Josefina (opens in a new tab)
Explicit lexical or parent-name step in the described formation.
- Wiktionary: Josefa (opens in a new tab)
Explicit lexical or parent-name step in the described formation.